Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 189 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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